NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed chargesheet against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection to the National Herald case. This comes days after the agency had began proceedings to take possession of properties worth over Rs 700 belonging to the Associated Journals Limited (AJL), a company linked to both Rahul and Sonia.
The assets consisted of prime properties in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow, including the iconic Herald House on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in the national capital.
AJL, the publisher of National Herald, is owned by Young Indian Private Limited. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi each hold a 38% stake in the company, making them the majority shareholders.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) clarified that this action is part of its investigation into the AJL money laundering case, carried out under Section 8 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, and the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (Taking Possession of Attached or Frozen Properties) Rules, 2013.
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